Energy chains for overhead gantry cranes

Overhead gantry cranes have been designed for the overhead moving of loads within a building, such as in production and assembly areas. As they are fixed to the building, they allow for three directions of movement, which guides cables, hoses and energy supplies. The aim is to minimise downtime and maintenance and maximise the system's function. This is not only due to economic aspects, but also with regard to occupational safety. Due to the individual building conditions and areas of application, gantry cranes are usually custom-made. Our energy supply systems have been developed for different operating conditions. They are designed in an optimal way, as a complete system or individual components, and can be offered with a predictable service life.

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EC.PP trough-integrated path measurement system

The quick and easy to install position measuring system for every type of crane. Provide your crane with millimetre-accurate positioning and also create the possibility of integrating other smart plastics products, which further increases the safety and performance of the system.

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guidefast installation The guidefast guide trough is ideal for moving motor cables on the crane. In the trough, an energy chain with the cables travels from A to B, thus ensuring a long service life, even with continuous load and the smallest bend radii. The guidefast can be installed on the crane in four simple steps:

Attach bracket
Connect the guide trough and screw on
Insert energy chain with cable and fasten
Connect trough joints with the help of clips

The guidefast control assembly The guidefast control cable guidance for crane control pendants is installed in a flash. The cables of the control pendant are guided in an energy chain, which maximises their life and minimises cable tangling.The guidefast control can be mounted on the crane in five simple steps:

Attach bracket
Connect guidefast guide troughs and screw on
Insert energy chain with cable and fasten
Insert guide carriage and connect with energy chain
Attach end stopper

Products for overhead gantry cranes

e-spool | Cable drum alternative

Prevents tensile strain on the cables
Energy supply in all directions with an e-chain
Space - saving design
Guide various diameters and media

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Series 2600 energy supply for bridge cranes

E2/000 energy supply

Easy opening and insertion of cables
Quick assembly
Robust and long-lasting
Always secure seating of the separators

Classic E2/000 energy supply

Rolling energy supply

Rolling instead of gliding
Especially suitable for long travels.
Suitable for high travel speeds
Available as ready-to-fit, harnessed system

Safe cable guidance over long travels

liftband

Lightweight and space-saving cable guidance
Speeds up to 1m/s
Acceleration up to 2m/s²
Max. extension length 13m

Guide cables vertically

i.Sense - condition monitoring

Save maintenance costs
The plant's status can be called up online
Maintenance messages straight to your phone
Automatic ordering of spare parts

Sense the need for maintenance automatically

chainflex cables

Developed for maximum load
Torsion-resistant cables
Suitable for very tight bend radii
Up to 36 months chainflex guarantee

Long-lasting cables for cranes

guidefast guide rails

Reliable guidance of energy supply
Short installation times
Long-term test passed
Makes welding of panels obsolete

Safely guide e-chains

guidefast control

Easy cable guidance for control pendants
No tangling of cables
Connector individually adaptable
Short installation times

Cable guidance for control pendants

Guide trough

Flexible and easy assembly
Glide strip protects from wear
Suitable for long travels
Lightweight

Guide e-chains and cables reliably and safely

White paper: efficient energy supply systems for cranes in steel plants

Modern steel production takes place in steel plants with increasingly high levels of integration. What technical challenges result from this for the transport and conveyor plant used, especially for the cranes in steel plants? How can an energy supply be achieved that is both reliable and efficient? There are two options: festoons and energy chains. What system has more advantages?

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Successful application stories with overhead gantry cranes

Cable guidance in heat and dust

A slab transport crane in a hot rolling mill works reliably in heat and dust. Energy and signal supply to the trolley and cabin is ensured by "heavy duty" energy chains.

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e-chains in waste cranes

At a Belgian waste disposal company, the trailing cables were replaced by energy chains in two travelling cranes. They reliably guide the cables over 116m travel.

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... and other success stories

In other application examples, discover how our energy chains and chainflex cables are used in the crane industry for different requirements.

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